GB2300313B - Retention system for an electrical connector mountable to a substrate such as printed circuit boards - Google Patents

Retention system for an electrical connector mountable to a substrate such as printed circuit boards

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Publication number
GB2300313B
GB2300313B GB9604982A GB9604982A GB2300313B GB 2300313 B GB2300313 B GB 2300313B GB 9604982 A GB9604982 A GB 9604982A GB 9604982 A GB9604982 A GB 9604982A GB 2300313 B GB2300313 B GB 2300313B
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Prior art keywords
substrate
printed circuit
electrical connector
circuit boards
retention system
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9604982A
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English (en)
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GB2300313A (en
GB9604982D0 (en
Inventor
Craig Bixler
Michael O'sullivan
David R Schmidgall
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Molex LLC
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Molex LLC
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Publication of GB9604982D0 publication Critical patent/GB9604982D0/en
Publication of GB2300313A publication Critical patent/GB2300313A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2300313B publication Critical patent/GB2300313B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/7005—Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means; Extractors
    • H01R12/7011—Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB
    • H01R12/707—Soldering or welding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R12/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures
    • H01R12/70—Coupling devices
    • H01R12/71—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/72—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
    • H01R12/722—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits
    • H01R12/725—Coupling devices for rigid printing circuits or like structures coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures coupling devices mounted on the edge of the printed circuits containing contact members presenting a contact carrying strip, e.g. edge-like strip
GB9604982A 1995-04-28 1996-03-08 Retention system for an electrical connector mountable to a substrate such as printed circuit boards Expired - Fee Related GB2300313B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/430,983 US5622519A (en) 1995-04-28 1995-04-28 Retention system for electrical connectors on printed circuit boards

Publications (3)

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GB9604982D0 GB9604982D0 (en) 1996-05-08
GB2300313A GB2300313A (en) 1996-10-30
GB2300313B true GB2300313B (en) 1999-03-17

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GB9604982A Expired - Fee Related GB2300313B (en) 1995-04-28 1996-03-08 Retention system for an electrical connector mountable to a substrate such as printed circuit boards

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US5622519A (ja)
JP (1) JP3082069B2 (ja)
GB (1) GB2300313B (ja)
MY (1) MY112833A (ja)
SG (1) SG38965A1 (ja)
TW (1) TW308746B (ja)

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JP3082069B2 (ja) 2000-08-28
TW308746B (ja) 1997-06-21
SG38965A1 (en) 1997-04-17
GB2300313A (en) 1996-10-30
MY112833A (en) 2001-09-29
JPH08306413A (ja) 1996-11-22
GB9604982D0 (en) 1996-05-08
US5622519A (en) 1997-04-22

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